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Greg O’Shea reacts to Forbes article that referred to Limerick as ‘stab city’

Greg O’Shea has reacted to an article by Forbes that referred to Limerick as “stab city”.

The US publication faced major backlash on Friday, after they shared a profile piece on Stripe founders John and Patrick Collison – who grew up in Co. Limerick.

The article was titled ‘How Two Brothers Escaped ‘Stab City’ and Made $11 Billion’, and painted a very unflattering picture of their hometown.

The piece read: “Many folks think Ireland is all rolling green hills and five-star golf courses. But in the middle of the Irish countryside is a city called Limerick — known as the ‘murder capital’ of Europe.”

“Limerick is the last place you want your kids growing up. But two brothers who went to high school there recently beat the odds.”

Reacting to the piece, which has since been removed from the Forbes website, Limerick native Greg O’Shea wrote: “@forbes changing their tune by removing that shocking article speaking negatively about Limerick!”

“I’ve been lucky enough to travel around the world and Limerick is definitely one of the best places around with the nicest people,” the Love Islander added.

Among those outraged by the article was popular podcaster and proud Limerick man Blindboy.

Posting screenshots from the article on Saturday, he tweeted: “This wet fart that Forbes printed is why Limerick people don’t like ‘stab city’ jokes.”

“It’s inaccurate and unfair and has a negative impact on people visiting us and how we’re perceived. Limerick is a grand place, and we’re all a bit tired of having to say it constantly.”

When contacted for a comment, Matthew Hutchison, Chief Communications Officer of Forbes, told Goss.ie: “The article by a contributor failed to meet our editorial standards and was removed from our site shortly after it was published.”

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